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By Nona Griffin Jan 28, 2014

DIY

Austria Greenlights DIY Genetic Engineering

In Austria, where genetically engineered food is banned from the shelves, regulators have granted the first DIYbio lab permission to … Continued

Jan 16, 2014

DIY

Birth of the DIY Malaria Detector

For Pieter van Boheemen and his two friends, what started off as a hobby developed into a company. The trio … Continued

Dec 10, 2013

DIY

Risky Business: 23andMe and the FDA

As a geneticist. I spend a lot of time looking at genomes. But until I taught my “Genetics and Society” … Continued

By Daniel Grushkin Nov 20, 2013

DIY

Everything You Thought About Amateur Biotech Is Wrong

The Wilson Center today released a report debunking the media myths surrounding the Do-It-Yourself Biology movement, called “Seven Myths and … Continued

Nov 5, 2013

DIY

Why the GMO Debate Misses the Point: Part 2

Washingtonians are going to the ballot box today to vote on Initiative 522, a measure that would require food producers … Continued

By Nona Griffin Nov 5, 2013

DIY

The 9 Coolest Student Biology Projects At The 2013 iGEM Competition

We’re thinking of our visit to this year’s International Genetically Engineered Machines competition as our gold ticket to Willy Wonka’s … Continued

Oct 29, 2013

DIY

Why the GMO Debate Misses the Point

_The escalating rhetoric of the GMO debate has rippled across the biohacker world—especially as DIYers start trying their hand at … Continued

By Nona Griffin Oct 21, 2013

DIY

The 9,000 RPM Revolutionary

From the first days of amateur biotech, hackers have reverse engineered cheaper alternatives to pricey lab equipment. The most prominent … Continued

By Daniel Grushkin Oct 5, 2013

DIY

“Hello World”

What an odd idea, engineering biology to behave like photography. But that’s what the students from University of Texas at … Continued

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